gleety

G2L1E1E1T1Y4
/ˈɡliːti/

adjective

ichorous; thin; limpid

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Meanings

adjectivegleety (comparative more gleety, superlative most gleety)

comparative more gleety · superlative most gleety

  1. ichorous; thin; limpid

    the Flesh within the Ulcer was livid, and in some parts of a blackish colour , and discharged a gleety Matter

    1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC

Origin

From gleet + -y.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gleety,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gleety.

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